FEAP 5 Domains

Feap5a- Designs purposeful professional goals to strengthen

the effectiveness of instruction based on students needs
After each supervisor observation, I make goals for myself to improve
certain aspects of my teaching to benefit my self and the students I am
teaching. When setting these goals, I think about what I can do to
improve in my weaknesses in a positive way. I am also thinking about
my learners and how I can engage them in learning. At the beginning
of the semester I set a goal for myself to improve students
engagement and setting expectations. I was able to meet these goals
by clearly setting academic and behavioral expectations before my
lesson and using turn and talks to improve student engagement.
Goal Sheet: http://caiseereno.weebly.com/inquiry-spring-2016/goalsheet
Feap 5b- Examines and uses data-informed research to
improve instruction and student achievement
For my inquiry this year, I decided to focus on student engagement
and how I can implement certain strategies to improve student focus
during lessons and independent work. The first thing that I had to do
was do research on things that worked for other teachers and what
strategies may not have worked. Using this data informed research
allowed me to decide what I wanted to try in my own classroom, with
my own students. Implementing these strategies helped improve my
delivery of instruction and overall helped improve student
achievement.

Feap 5c- Uses a variety of data, independently, and in

collaboration with colleagues, to evaluate learning outcomes,
adjust planning and continuously improve the effectiveness of
the lessons
Each quarter, students must take what is called a quarterly check to
gauge how well they have learned the given standards for each
quarter. For the past two quarterly checks, my CT and I have looked
over this data together, interpreted it, and used it to help us decide if
certain topics/standards needs to be revisited or retaught to the
students in whole group. This was particularly helpful right before FSA
(Florida State Assessment) because it helped my CT and I decide what
we should focus on for the review week before the test. Since the data
clearly showed a deficit in area and perimeter, that is something we
decided to focus on for a few days during review week. Because of this,
we felt very confidant and confortable, going into FSA that the
students would do well.

Feap 5d- Collaborates with the home, school and larger

communities to foster communication and to support student
learning and continuous improvement
In my classroom, we use classroom dojo as a class management
system. Dojo is an app where students have an avatar and their avatar
can gain or lose points based on certain behaviors in the classroom.
Teachers can have this app open during lessons, small group, or while
students are working independently and can easily access it when
necessary. Not only does the teacher have access to this but also so do
the students parents. They can immediately see the points that their
students receive or lose and the reason behind the points. In addition,
the teacher and the parents can communicate through the dojo
message system and can constantly be in contact with each other over
questions, comments or concerns for either party. I have been using
this since I started my final internship and it is a great way to
communicate with parents and keep them in the loop at all time.

Feap 5e- Engages in targeted professional growth

opportunities and reflective practices
Since being in internship level one, my internship school has provided
many opportunities and trainings for me to grow professionally. One
thing that comes to mind is the IRLA training that we had with Ellen
Martin. IRLA stands for Independent Reading Level Assessment
Framework. This is what the teachers use to determine what level
reader a student is at and when they will be able to move up to a
higher level. The principle at my internship school provided us with this
training so that we were able to broaden our skill set. In addition, after
supervisor and CT observations take place, I use the feedback given to
me to improve my teaching practices and so I can grow professionally.
In addition, I have been writing lesson reflections for observations done
by both my CT and supervisor.

Feap 5f- Implements knowledge and skills learned in

professional development in the teaching and learning process
Since having the IRLA training with Ellen Martin, I have been able to
use these newly learned skills in my internship classroom. I am able to
meet with students and assess their reading and comprehension
progress, as well as set goals for them so that they can grow and
improve their reading skills. In addition, I am constantly learning new
skills and techniques from my collaborating teacher and implementing
those techniques when I teach lessons on my own. After my supervisor
observation, I was given the advice that I should watch whom I call on
to answer questions, because I tend to call on the same people over
and over again. To fix this problem, I use the random select button on

classroom dojo, to randomize who gets to answer questions during

lessons. This allows everyone a chance to answer and makes those
quiet/shy students participate as well. Below is a picture of me
randomly selecting a student to participate.